Funny things that happen to you on a ride

[ColinJ]

I nominate this CC MTB forum ride!

 

[Gravity Aided]

I guess we know why the shelter was demolished. Or` perhaps how.

 

[KateK]

A few weeks back I came across a cyclist with an long ladder on his right shoulder. I kept well back guessing from his road position that he was about to attempt a right hand turn in front of an oncoming bus. Obviously no hand signals, but he successfully managed the turn..up to the point where he ran into the verge on the other side.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I killed a rat a few months back, stupid thing ran straight under my front wheel.

 

[Widge]

every time I pop into a garage for snackos (Mars bar....cheezy p00fs etc) dressed in bright yellow flouro jacket, helmet, martian shades, skintight shorts, padded mits etc. and am asked robotically ''.......any fuel?......''

USED to raise a chuckle!!

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[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

whilst cycling through Latvia a rather small yappy dog think rat sized) ran out from under a hedge and chased my husband. It managed to get under his rear pannier (because it was so small) and bite my husband's hiking boot/pedal strap. But the thing was that small that with every pedal stroke my husband picked the thing up and slammed it back into the ground again. It was too terrified to let go and we ended up stopping to 'allow' it to escape... it had both of us in hysterics at the time because it was just like a scene out of a cartoon. It literally had bitten off more than it could chew!

 

[ColinJ]

Oh go on then (it's been a while since I last mentioned it) ... wasp down the bibshorts!

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Reading @ColinJ first post also reminded me of an 'incident' in Ireland....

cycling along on an Irish main road's hard shoulder we were passed by minibus of what were already very clearly drunk Irish men being very 'jolly'... a few minutes down the road and they have stopped on the hard shoulder (most Irish main roads have these) and every single one of them was lined up, trousers around backsides trying hard to use the minibus for some 'shelter'...

they were all very loud and drunk and mouthing off at each other right up until the moment that they realised one of the oncoming cyclists (who now had to go round the minibus and had approached from 'the side') was female... but most were 'mid flow' (and from what I am told, men don't stop once they have started!) and unable to hide their embarrassment.... We wished them good afternoon and continued round them trying seriously hard to maintain straight faces. Several minutes later, they overtook us again, this time the minibus was not quite so jolly...

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I was riding home a year or so ago, along a shared path that goes through some bushland, and the afternoon sun was shining through the trees and putting a dappled pattern of light and shade on the path. Suddenly, both my wheels feel a big bump as if I'd just ridden over a large stick, and I looked behind to see the 'stick' was a roughly 1 metre long brown snake. I didn't hang around to see if I'd offended it .

 

[Ern1e]

I nominate this CC MTB forum ride!

That could only happen in Accy. lol.The nearest we get around here are young ladies brushing up on the topless sun tan (thats when we have some of said sun thing) they find it quite amazing just how quite a mtb's are.

 

[LSAF2011]

Many years ago, 1st time using clippies on my commute to work, you know where this is going.
I pulled up at a tucan crossing, pressed the button, smiled at smokin hot chick in a convertible then you guessed it, fell off with feet still attached. She smiled, laughed and drove off, got back on my bike went down the cycle lanes and caught up with her still laughing. Later that day I went out to support a new member of staff, and there she was. We've been friends ever since.

 

[Ern1e]

Todays little incident (not the incicdent it's self but the after effect) ok lets set the scene riding along with the grandaughter in seat at the back not going fast, i saw a landrover 90 followed by a white tranny van (oh yes white van man) driving down a side road which comes down of a small housing estate at aprox 180 deg's to the main road then turns 90 deg's to join.ok so said landrover doe's not stop me about 50 yds off him so no problem hit the brakes start slowing down a little he should pull away ! it is now at this piont in time that I noticed the 20 odd foot ot tow rope connecting said vehicles together start to tighten so a very loud WTF followed by you stupid a***h**e etc (trying to keep this cleanish) some how we stopped short and off they speed me attempting to pursue them in a hot temper when small oice from behind says " Granddad you should not use words like those it's naughty why did you say that ?" those stupid chaps just nearly killed us thats why and if I catch up with them I will smack them in the mouth I reply ! but they did not kill us so it don't matter but if we do catch them will you please take me out my seat please, why I ask ? well if your going to smack him then I am afraid I will just have to kick him real hard !!! It was at this point I had to stop due to laughing at that responce because the little angel (4.5 yrs old) really meant it.